Rajsamand District is a district of the

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of Rajasthan in western

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Rajsamand Rajsamand is a city, located in Rajsamand district of Rajasthan, western India. The city is named for Rajsamand Lake, an artificial lake created in the 17th century by Rana Raj Singh of Mewar. It is the administrative headquarters of Rajsam ...

is the district headquarters. The district was constituted on 10 April 1991 from

Udaipur district Udaipur district is one of the 33 districts of Rajasthan state in western India. The historic city of Udaipur is the administrative headquarters of the district. The district is part of the Mewar region of Rajasthan. History Before Udaipur ...

by carving out 7 tehsils - Bhim, Deogarh, Amet,

Kumbhalgarh Kumbhalgarh (literally "Kumbhal fort") also known as the Great Wall of India is a Mewar fortress on the westerly range of Aravalli Hills, just about 48 km from Rajsamand city in the Rajsamand district of the Rajasthan state in western India. I ...

Nathdwara Nathdwara is a town near Rajsamand city in the Rajsamand district of the state of Rajasthan, India. It is located in the Aravalli hills, on the banks of the Banas River and is 48 kilometres north-east of Udaipur. Shrinathji, is a swarup o ...

, and Railmagra.

Geography

The district has an area of 4,768 km². The Aravalli Range forms the northwestern boundary of the district, across which lies Pali District. Ajmer District lies to the north,

Bhilwara District Bhilwara District is a district of the state of Rajasthan in western India. The town of Bhilwara is the district headquarters. History Stone Age tools dating from 5,000 to 200,000 years were found in Bundi and Bhilwara districts of the stat ...

to the northeast and east,

Chittorgarh District Chittorgarh district is one of the 33 districts of Rajasthan state in western India. The historic city of Chittaurgarh is the administrative headquarters of the district. The district was established on 1 August 1948 by integrating portions of ...

to the southeast, and

Udaipur District Udaipur district is one of the 33 districts of Rajasthan state in western India. The historic city of Udaipur is the administrative headquarters of the district. The district is part of the Mewar region of Rajasthan. History Before Udaipur ...

to the south. The district lies in the watershed of the

Banas River The Banas is a river which lies entirely within the state of Rajasthan in western India. It is a tributary of the Chambal River, itself a tributary of the Yamuna, which in turn merges into the Ganga. The Banas is approximately 512 kilometre ...

and its tributaries. Some other rivers are: Ari, Gomati, Chandra and Bhoga.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Rajsamand district has a population of 1,156,597, roughly equal to the nation of Timor-Leste or the US state of Rhode Island. This gives it a ranking of 405th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 17.35%. Rajsamand has a

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of 988

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for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 63.93%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 12.81% and 13.90% of the population respectively. At the time of the

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, 75.36% of the population in the district spoke Mewari, 17.19% Rajasthani and 5.30%

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as their first language.

Places to interest

Rajsamand district had lot of natural and historical places to visit. *

* Rajsamand Lake * Charbhuja Temple, Garhbor * Shrinathji Temple,

* Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary * Haldighati * Dwarkadheesh Temple * Deogarh * Victory memorial at Dewair * Todgarh Raoli Sanctuary

References

External links

Rajsamand District Official website

Rajsamand District Hindi Website

Rajsamand Profile
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